The Sundogs

Australian rock band formed in Perth in 1982 under the name ‘Strange Daze’ before moving to Sydney in 1985 and changing their name. The following year they released their first single ‘Bang Bang Johnny/Addiction' which was produced by Rob Hirst from Midnight Oil. Rob convinced the band to move after seeing them in Perth while on tour. The band were eventually signed to Festival Records and in 1988 released the second single ‘From Tomorrow’. Following this release they toured Australia with Iggy Pop and their song ‘Sleep’ was released on the RooArt compilation ‘Young Blood’. The band supported artists such as Midnight Oil, Spy V Spy, Divinyls, Hoodoo Gurus and Boom Crash Opera. They were eventually let go by Festival and released their first independent album ‘Sundogs’ in 1990. They played regularly around Sydney headlining and supporting and released a 6 song EP ‘Bark’ in 1993 with Rick O’Neill behind the desk and producing. They released a video for ‘Sunshine’, which was the first independent release to be played on Video Hits. They then recorded another their final album ‘Mu-Mu’ in 1996 with Yak Sherrit in his Melbourne studios. In 1998 they released their last recording ‘On!’ before disbanding in 2001.